From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Oliver Neukum Subject: Re: [RFC] sleepy linux Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:08:35 +0100 Message-ID: <200712262108.35643.oliver@neukum.org> References: <20071225230731.GA29030@elf.ucw.cz> <4772A3FB.8080108@zytor.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: In-Reply-To: <4772A3FB.8080108@zytor.com> Content-Disposition: inline Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org To: "H. Peter Anvin" Cc: Pavel Machek , kernel list , Linux-pm mailing list , "Rafael J. Wysocki" List-Id: linux-pm@vger.kernel.org Am Mittwoch, 26. Dezember 2007 19:56:59 schrieb H. Peter Anvin: > > 3) Network card that is either down > > =A0 =A0or can wake up system on any packet (and not loose too many = packets) > >=20 >=20 > This is the big crux I see. =A0You're going to constantly wake up the= =20 > machine due to broadcast packets, and spend a lot of power just going= in=20 > and out of S3. How many machines care a lot about saving power while they are connecte= d to an ethernet? Wlan might be more of a problem. Regards Oliver -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel"= in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/